She's a Little Slow on the Uptake (Inanimate Insanity)

Eat That!

Apple's favorite challenge so far was the most recent one. That's not to say she wasn't okay with triathlons (and the learning they were). Going to space was cool, too, despite the anxieties of the day. But food was food.

And cookie pizza was amazing.

"Lightbulb sure knows what she's doing around the kitchen. This is delicious," Marsh remarked.

They were sitting on top of the counter in their own little section of the kitchen, a cookie pizza with a few slices taken out of it sitting between them.

"Yeah, she does," Apple said as she grabbed her third slice. "I wish MePhone wasn't going to take everything away. I'm always soooo hungry..."

"I feel the same way. It honestly really bothers me that he doesn't think we're worthy of even a shred of decency or respect," Marsh replied, a note of annoyance in her voice. "We're nothing but tools of profit to him. We don't get proper meals or even shelter. Don't union rules prohibit this?"

'Gee, she sounds fired up. ...Should I tell her I don't know what half those words mean?'

Apple grinned helplessly. "Well, MePhone gives us some fun challenges sometimes," Apple chose to reply. "And maybe if we ask super nicely, he'll let us keep the kitchen. You'd be small enough to sleep in the oven when snow came, right?"

"That's a fair point. We could use it to warm up when winter comes. Not that he'd let us be comfortable."

Even Apple could tell she was being sarcastic. "You sure do think ahead, and that's cool. But he's not that bad, is he?"

Marsh opened her mouth to reply, looking indignant, but there was another voice. "Ooh, look, Yin! It's a cookie pizza. You love cookie pizza!"

They turned to see Yin-Yang approaching. "Yes! I do love cookies!" His grin became devilish. "Then we should EAT that cookie! But Yang, we can't steal it; it's not ours!"

"But it could become ours!"

"But that's robbery; that pizza belongs to them!"

Yin-Yang came to a stop in front of them. Apple grinned. "Heya Yin-Yang. You look nice today. Hmm... it's your shoes, isn't it?"

"We don't even wear shoes," he said, then pinched himself. "Maybe I look nice today, but Yin sure doesn't! Yang, as much as I want to argue with you, neither of us is very attractive... SHUT UP and act natural!"

Marsh and Apple exchanged a confused glance.

'Guess it's time for me to take charge of the situation, whatever a situation is.'

She cleared her throat. "What's attractive mean?"

"Let me handle this, Yin..." Yin-Yang cleared his throat. "'Attractive' is what you are when everyone wants to be with you because you're so handsome or beautiful. You know who isn't attractive? You!"

"Hey!" Apple glared at him, swallowing the last of her slice. "Are you calling me not attractive?! Meanie!"

"You're right; I'm sorry." He laughed. "No I'm not! But you'd be more attractive if you gave me and Yin that pizza!"

"You've got to apologize for being rude, whatever rudeness is, first!"

"It means you're a dumb idiot! Give me the pizza and then I'll apologize."

"Maybe we should just let him have a slice," Marsh said. "It's better not to fight-"

"What?! But-"